NewsChannel 9's crew on the scene says detectives are dressed in fully protective clothing, and are treating the scene with care. Several neighbors in the area say they don't know the man who lives there, but they have seen him around. They also say they don't remember ever seeing a woman in the home.

The thing is, it's so weird the body was found inside the house. But the man who's the homeowner doesn't know her?

I'm scratching my head over this one.

I'm following it on Twitter. This link will bring up tweets from reporters and news stations in that area for anyone else who'd like to follow on Twitter. You can keep this open in a separate window, and just refresh the page occasionally to see updates.

The homeowner's former father-in-law tells NewsChannel 9 that his ex son-in-law often allows others to stay in his home to help them out in hard times. When the homeowner arrived home just after midnight, he noticed one of his vehicles moved slightly in the driveway. The father-in-law says the man then went inside and found the body in a closet. Atkinson did not know if the house was found locked or unlocked and did not deny or confirm the man's account.

The woman's name has not been released. Atkinson says there are obvious signs of trauma to the body but wouldn't elaborate.

OMG, this is so close to where I live, ya'll. We drive past there nearly every day.

It's an area close to the freeway, and between an old trailer park and an upscale subdivision called Stonehenge (mostly older homes, but expensive, up on a ridge), and Yorktown Woods/Standifer Gap Road right behind it. Just around the corner near I-75, there is the US101 radio station, a funeral home, and a huge US Xpress trucking company.

The homes around there are a mixture of old and new, with rural acreage in between, too. I'm not surprised there might be an empty house or two. The county landfill was near there for years before they closed it.

Thursday afternoon, Newschannel 9 talked to the homeowner.Freddie Garcia says when he got home Wednesday night, he noticed his i-Pod was not on the kitchen table. He tells us he also realized his car had been moved.

Garcia says he checked with neighbors who told him they had seen Garcia's old roommate, along with another man, driving the car.

Garcia says he went to sleep, and woke up around midnight to get ready for his early shift at work. That's when he noticed a light switch was on in a closet.

When he opened the door, he says he saw a woman's arm, and the rest of her body was wrapped in blankets.

The Sheriff's Office isn't releasing the name of the woman.

Garcia says when investigators later showed him pictures of the woman, he recognized her, but couldn't remember her name.He says he is shaken up by the incident and just wants answers.

Thursday afternoon, Newschannel 9 talked to the homeowner.Freddie Garcia says when he got home Wednesday night, he noticed his i-Pod was not on the kitchen table. He tells us he also realized his car had been moved.

Garcia says he checked with neighbors who told him they had seen Garcia's old roommate, along with another man, driving the car.

Garcia says he went to sleep, and woke up around midnight to get ready for his early shift at work. That's when he noticed a light switch was on in a closet.

When he opened the door, he says he saw a woman's arm, and the rest of her body was wrapped in blankets.

The Sheriff's Office isn't releasing the name of the woman.

Garcia says when investigators later showed him pictures of the woman, he recognized her, but couldn't remember her name.He says he is shaken up by the incident and just wants answers.

When she was unwrapped by authorities, they discovered someone had brutally beat her to death -- striking her an estimated 22 times with an unknown object, according to a Hamilton County medical examiner's report.

Her head was struck 12 times, sustaining numerous skull fractures, her back four times, her abdomen twice, the report said, and her forearms and hands were a solid mass of bruises.